The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SHIRE which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2020.
English county crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SHIRE | 31 % | 5 |
| ESSEX | 28 % | 5 |
| KENT | 12 % | 4 |
| DEVON | 7 % | 5 |
| DORSET | 7 % | 6 |
| YORK | 3 % | 4 |
| SOMERSET | 2 % | 8 |
| OXON | 1 % | 4 |
| HANTS | 1 % | 5 |
| BERKS | 1 % | 5 |
| OXFORDSHIRE | 1 % | 11 |
| SALOP | 1 % | 5 |
| AVON | 1 % | 4 |
| CHESHIRE | 1 % | 8 |
| HAMPSHIRE | 1 % | 9 |
| LEICESTER | 1 % | 9 |
| NOTTS | 1 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: English county
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- shire
- kent
- devon
- hampshire
- essex
- dorset
- somerset
- york
- avon
- sussex
- wight
- district
Crossword Answer definitions
SHIRE noun- Physical area administered by a sheriff.
- Former administrative area of Britain; a county.
- The general area in which a person lives or comes from, used in the context of travel within the United Kingdom.
- A rural or outer suburban local government area of Australia.
- A shire horse.
- To (re)constitute as one or more shires or counties.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result SHIRE
- Frequent Stallone co-star
- "Lord of the Rings" setting, with "the"
- "For the ___!" ("Lord of the Rings" shout)
- English county
- "The Hobbit" setting
- Actress Talia
- Ayr or Perth
- Hobbits' home
- Hobbits' homeland
- Hobbit home
More clues leading to the result ESSEX
- Antique auto
- Neighbor of Kent
- Anglo-Saxon kingdom
- County in England
- English county
- County of Salem, Massachusetts
- English county from which Rod Stewart comes
- Brand of Steinway & Sons pianos
- Chelmsford's county
- English county bordering London
More clues leading to the result KENT
- Daily Planet name
- Ohio city
- Superman's earthly surname
- Famous Clark
- Superman's last name, out of costume
- Superman alias
- English county
- English county whose flag is a white horse on a red background
- First cigarette brand to introduce filters
- ___ Hrbek (ballplayer with the nickname "Buy A Vowel")
More clues leading to the result DEVON
- Coarse-wooled sheep breed
- Exeter's county
- English country with two coastlines
- English county
- Dartmoor, Exeter, Plymouth, and so on
- English cattle breed
- Sheep breed
- Cattle breed or English county
- County east of Cornwall
- English county that includes Dartmoor, Exeter, and Plymouth
More clues leading to the result DORSET
- Devon neighbor
- Breed of sheep
- English Channel county
- English county known for sheep
- English sheep breed
- Where Dorchester is.
- English Channel county.
- English county.
- County on the English Channel.
- Thomas Hardy's Wessex.
More clues leading to the result YORK
- Dick of "Bewitched"
- Peppermint Pattie maker
- English city where Guy Fawkes was born
- ___ Peppermint Pattie
- Famed WWI sergeant
- Wars of the Roses house
- Wars of the Roses winner
- ___ University, Toronto
- Historic walled city in northern England
- Walled city of England
More clues leading to the result SOMERSET
- Maugham's middle name
- Author Maugham
- William ___ Maugham
- Henry Beaufort's dukedom
- Bath's county
- Central New Jersey county
- Cheddar's county
- W. __ Maugham
- Massachusetts city
- Jane Austen Centre site
More clues leading to the result OXON
- Oxfordshire.
- Place on the Thames: Abbr.
- Opposite number of a Cantab.
- English county, for short.
- Short for an English shire.
- English country, for short.
- English shire.
- English county.
- Of Oxford: Abbr.
- Relative of Cantab.
More clues leading to the result HANTS
- Ghosts: Humorous.
- English county.
- English maritime county, for short.
- Ghosts: Dial.
- English county
- Eng. county
- County in southern England
More clues leading to the result BERKS
- English county.
- Windsor's county.
- English county, for short.
- English county, for short
- Reading's county, informally
More clues leading to the result OXFORDSHIRE
More clues leading to the result SALOP
- Shropshire.
- Name for Shropshire
- English county
- Sassafras drink
- Shropshire
- English county bordering Wales
- Shropshire's other name
- Shropshire, old style
- Shropshire, now
More clues leading to the result AVON
- "___ calling"
- Bard's river
- Cosmetic brand
- Ding dong, this lady comes calling
- Stratford's river
- The Bard's river
- Cosmetic caller
- Ding dong lady
- River into the Severn
- River to the Severn
More clues leading to the result CHESHIRE
- Smiling cat
- The __ Cat
- English county Lewis Carroll made famous
- Carroll's ___ cat
- Wonderland cat
- __ Cat (Carroll character)
- Cheese or cat.
- English county.
- Cat or cheese
- Cat seen by Alice
More clues leading to the result HAMPSHIRE
- English county.
- Breed of sheep
- Something New
- Sheep or swine
- First U.S. college to divest from apartheid South Africa
- Black-and-white pig
More clues leading to the result LEICESTER
- City near Birmingham
- Robert Dudley, of "Kenilworth."
- Shoe city of England.
- English city famed for footwear and textiles.
- English county.
- Favorite of Queen Elizabeth I.
- City on the Soar River.
- English Midlands city that is home to the largest outdoor covered market in Europe